Name your price is more like it. An athlete will never admit that money is the driving force behind their decision to go pro or go to college. Look at Bubba Sterling for example, a highly recruited football and baseball player from a small town in Kansas who had the red carpet laid out for him, literally. The Husker nation treated him as if he was a celebrity. They were even giving him the opportunity for a free education, but that price was not high enough. The Kansas City Royals were willing to give him a lot more, $7.5 million. Sure that is an offer not many could turn down, but passion and the opportunity to have an education is in second place, money is in first.
I come from a city where football is religion, but I also believe that there is no comparison to a college degree. There is always an opportunity with an education; there is never a guarantee in the sports industry. Offering an 18-year-old $7.5 million is like handing out candy to a toddler. It is the sweet temptation that makes you take it, but the immaturity that comes with age can be risky. $7.5 million is a lot now and seems like a guaranteed lavish lifestyle, but what happens when it turns to greed (::clearing throat::...NFL and NBA lockout.)? An-18-year old is not grounded enough to make the decisions they need to in order to make the most of that money. What if Bubba get's injured and can never play ball again, but he has already bought that million-dollar house in the hills? I don’t think an uneducated athlete will have the right answers.
Sure I am one of those “Husker football is my life,” kind of people so you may believe I am bitter about Bubba’s decision, but in all reality, I was just raised with great morals. I could say much more about this and go into many more arguments, but I’ll save that for next time. In the meantime I will leave you with this…Go to college. Get the degree. Guarantee yourself a life.
I come from a city where football is religion, but I also believe that there is no comparison to a college degree. There is always an opportunity with an education; there is never a guarantee in the sports industry. Offering an 18-year-old $7.5 million is like handing out candy to a toddler. It is the sweet temptation that makes you take it, but the immaturity that comes with age can be risky. $7.5 million is a lot now and seems like a guaranteed lavish lifestyle, but what happens when it turns to greed (::clearing throat::...NFL and NBA lockout.)? An-18-year old is not grounded enough to make the decisions they need to in order to make the most of that money. What if Bubba get's injured and can never play ball again, but he has already bought that million-dollar house in the hills? I don’t think an uneducated athlete will have the right answers.
Sure I am one of those “Husker football is my life,” kind of people so you may believe I am bitter about Bubba’s decision, but in all reality, I was just raised with great morals. I could say much more about this and go into many more arguments, but I’ll save that for next time. In the meantime I will leave you with this…Go to college. Get the degree. Guarantee yourself a life.
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